Origins of Metal Slug characters

[Mass Distraction]

Marco and Fio (in addition to her teddy bear) have their names taken from an old anime series called 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother.

Character wiki pages: http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Fiolina_Germi & http://snk.wikia.com/wiki/Marco_Rossi

The anime's Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3000_League..._of_Mother

List of the characters in the anime, pictures included: http://www.animecharactersdatabase.com/s...characters